Hook for hanging pictures and the like.



M. DEHN. 1100K FON HANGING PICTURES AND THB LIKE. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 30, 1911.

1,034,886. Patented Aug. 6,1912.

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UNITED sTATiis PATENT oFFIcE.

MARTIN DEHN, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

HOOK FOR HANGING PICTURES AND THE LIKE.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be itknown that I, AIAuTiN DEnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new an( useful vImprovement in Hooks for Hanging Pictures and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hooks for hanging pictures -and the like, and is an impr wement upon the invention of my pending application, Serial Number ($38,264, filed July 13, 1911.

The object of this improvement is to provide simple and efficient means for hanging pictures, other framed articles, display cards and the like; to provide means f'or hanging such articles from the upper horizontal molding by attachment to a wall without the use of screw-eyes, wire, hooks, or molding, and so arranged that the article may be removed and replaced at any time; and also means, in connection with these instrumentalities, for truing the frame or other article similar to the means shown in niy said pending application and hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawings herewith, Figure 1 is a front view of the wall member, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a front view of the frame member, and Fig. 4 is a` plan of the same. Fig. 5 is an elevation 0f the two members in the position they occupy in supporting a frame on a wall. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the two "members in the same position as shown in Fig. 5, looking from the left. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing the members inserted in a wall and a frame.

I have shown the devices as constructed of Wire which is rectangular in cross-section. lVhile other wire may be used, I prefer this kind because the points engaging in the wall and frame may readily be formed by cutting the wire on an angle to form wedgeshaped points, which is much cheaper than pointing a round wire. The w1re used should be sufficiently hard to permit driving the points int wall and frame, and at the same time capable of bending sufficiently to permit truing of the frame, as hereafter described.

Specieation of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application inea December so, 1911. serial No. 668,689.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and G, the wall member consists of the straight body portion 1, the 45 bends 2. the portions Il parallel with the body, the loops l, and the sharpened points for engaging in the wall.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4 and 6, the frame member consists of the body portion 6, the 45 bends 7, the portions 8, the portions 9 bent at right angles to the body 6, the L- bends 10, and the sharpened points 11 for entering the frame. lt will be seen by reference to Fig. 4 that the 45 bends 7 and the portions 8 are bent. sligthly out of' parallel in plan with the body 6, the object of which is to set the body ont slightly so that it will engage readily behind the body 1 of the wall member, and also to afford better engaging surfaces with the portions 2 and 3 of the wall member.

The operation is as follows: The wall memberis secured to the wall 12 (see Fig. 7) by driving the points 5 int-o the plaster or other material. The frame member is attached to the frame by driving the points 11 intothe upper horizontal portion 13. The body ortion 6 of the frame member is now place over and behind the body portion 1 o-f the wall member, so that t-he portions 8 rest down upon the portions 2 and 3. The frame is now hung and is ready to be trued. This is done by holding the frame firmly by the two sides and pulling down on the side adjacent to that end of the top which is too hi h. This will result in slightly straightcnmg out the loop 4 on that side and the consequent lowering of the portions 2 and 3 adjacent thereto. This will lower the side of the frame to true it.

The objects of the L-bends 10 are two: first, to set the top of the picture or frame outfrom the Wall slightly to give a more pleasing appearance; second, to give sufficient space between t-he two members for protruding moldings or backs frequently found on frames.

It will be evident that the frame may be temporarily removed and replaced for any purpose by simply lifting the frame member out of engagement with t-he wall member, and replaced in trued position without adjustment; also that the frame may be removed and placed elsewhere by lifting out,

removing and placing the wall member in the desired place, and truing the frame as before.

I claim v A support for frames and the like comprising a wall member having two points to engage in a wall, two portions to form rests for engagement with a frame member and interposed stretchable bends; a frame member having two points to engage in a frame `10 and two portions to engage wit-hsaid two portions or rests on saidwall member.

MARTIN DEHN. Witnesses GEO. H. FIELD, RICHARD B. Horrmm. 

